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Scientists said Tuesday that a meteor crashing to earth could explain reports of an explosion in the Argentine countryside some 350 kilometers (250 miles) northwest of Buenos Aires.

(Phys.org) --NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has seen a fast-moving pulsar escaping from a supernova remnant while spewing out a record-breaking jet--the longest of any object in the Milky Way galaxy--of high-energy par...

The Mars Science Laboratory recently crossed a sand dune called Dingo Gap, leaving behind a terrain full of sharp, well cemented rocks on its way past 5,000 meters traveled on the martian surface.

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has given scientists their best-ever look at the radiation environment astronauts would experience during a Red Planet mission.

Yesterday evening you may have dropped by to watch Slooh’s live coverage of asteroid 2000 EM26 as it passed just 8.8 lunar distances of Earth. Surprise – the space rock never showed up! (...)Read the rest of ‘Moby ...

An active region of the sun just rotating into the view of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory gives a profile view of coronal loops over about a two-day period, from Feb. 8-10, 2014....

(Phys.org) --Imagine someone spent months researching new cities to call home using low-resolution images of unidentified skylines. The pictures were taken from several miles away with a camera intended for portraits, an...

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has seen a fast-moving pulsar escaping from a supernova remnant while spewing out a record-breaking jet - the longest of any object in the Milky Way galaxy -- of high-energy particles....

Using the sharp-eyed NASA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have for the first time precisely measured the rotation rate of a galaxy based on the clock-like movement of its stars....

Five new NASA Earth science missions will launch this year to expand our understanding of Earth's changing climate and environme...

Lockheed expects lower revenue and sharply lower operating profit at its Space Systems division in 2014.

An active region of the sun just rotating into the view of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory gives a profile view of coronal loops over about a two-day period, from Feb. 8-10, 2014....

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory: An extraordinary jet trailing behind a runaway pulsar is seen in this composite image.

Swimsuit-clad model Kate Upton dives and floats, not in water, but through the air for a new spread in Sports Illustrated. Upton flew on a Zero Gravity Corporation flight to model new bikini and one-piece fashions in wei...

A commercial Cygnus spacecraft departed the International Space Station on Tuesday, heading for a fiery finale over the Pacific Ocean to help clear the outpost of trash at the conclusion of the first operational resupply...

Kate Upton was captured in microgravity for the just-published Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue aboard Zero-G Corp.'s G-FORCE ONE jet.

HubbleSite NewsCenter -- Latest News Releases: Get larger image formats Using the sharp-eyed NASA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have for the first time precisely measured the rotation rate of a galaxy based on the ...

Gilat reported sharply lower revenue and operating earnings for 2013 but said its backlog rose on South American government broadband-deployment contracts.

Every Thanksgiving when I was home from college, at least one family member would turn to me and ask me how that astrology degree was going, or tell me about a new astrology article they read. It wasn't that my family me...

Cygnus cargo tug detached from its berth at the international space station Feb. 18, marking the beginning of the end of the company's first paid delivery-and-disposal mission to the outpost.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center: James Webb Space Telescope Deputy Project Manager John F. Durning and his team are looking for the first lights after the big bang.

Looking for something off of the beaten celestial path to observe? The coming weeks will offer telescope users a rare chance to catch a well known asteroid, as it puts on its best show for over two decades. Over the comi...